Working at L'Arche Bognor Regis Jericho

No permanent manager in post and oversight failures missed risks like unclean kitchen and unmonitored fire safety actions.

At the time of our inspection there was not a registered manager in post... Governance systems were not always effective and had not always identified or managed concerns. For example, kitchen hygiene standards were not formally monitored or checked

Safety checks fell short on things like medicine storage in a cramped room with mixed-up boxes and dirty kitchen raising infection risks.

Staff had not always identified risks to how medicines were stored and managed... The kitchen was unclean and in need of refurbishment.

Recruitment processes for live-in staff lack formal policies to handle the extra risks of them sharing the home.

The community leader described how they took immediate action to address any concerns... recognised the lack of formal policies and procedures increased the potential for inconsistency.